| Making the Road | ||||
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Echo House Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:39 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Hi-Standard | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Punknews.org | [2] |
| The Spokesman-Review | A[3] |
Making the Road is the third album by the Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard.[4][5] Recorded in their native country, it was released on American label Fat Wreck Chords in November 1999.[6] The album has sold more than 650,000 copies.[7]
The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo.
- ^ "Making the Road - Hi-Standard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Hi-Standard - Making The Road". www.punknews.org.
- ^ Ross, Jon (15 Nov 1999). "Simplicity of the songs is a big plus". Spokesman Review. p. B1.
- ^ "Hi-Standard | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 22, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Making The Road". Fat Wreck Chords.
- ^ McClure, Steve (Feb 12, 2000). "Japanese Mkt. hit by tough times". Billboard. 112 (7): 1, 67.